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Impact of longitudinal power budget in coherent transmission systems employing digital back-propagation |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 26, pp. B40-B46 (2011)
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We report the impact of longitudinal signal power profile on the transmission performance of coherently-detected 112 Gb/s m-ary polarization multiplexed quadrature amplitude modulation system after compensation of deterministic nonlinear fibre impairments. Performance improvements up to 0.6 dB (Qeff) are reported for a non-uniform transmission link power profile. Further investigation reveals that the evolution of the transmission performance with power profile management is fully consistent with the parametric amplification of the amplified spontaneous emission by the signal through four-wave mixing. In particular, for a non-dispersion managed system, a single-step increment of 4 dB in the amplifier gain, with respect to a uniform gain profile, at ~2/3rd of the total reach considerably improves the transmission performance for all the formats studied. In contrary a negative-step profile, emulating a failure (gain decrease or loss increase), significantly degrades the bit-error rate.
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(060.1660) Fiber optics and optical communications : Coherent communications
(060.4370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Nonlinear optics, fibers
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Subsystems for Optical Networks
Original Manuscript: September 13, 2011
Revised Manuscript: October 19, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: October 19, 2011
Published: November 16, 2011
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European Conference on Optical Communication 2011 (2011) Optics Express
Danish Rafique and Andrew D. Ellis, "Impact of longitudinal power budget in coherent transmission systems employing digital back-propagation," Opt. Express 19, B40-B46 (2011)
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But Scarlet is keeper of Nightmares, too dangerous to roam free. A future with her might mean ultimate ruin. Especially as Gideon's enemies draw closer—and the truth threatens to destroy all he's come to love….
The demon of Lies hummed inside his head, heartily in agreement. Both of them liked Scarlet, their alleged wife, but for different reasons. Gideon liked the look of her and the saucy, forked-tongued comments she made. Lies liked… Gideon wasn't sure. He only knew that the beast purred in approval every time she opened her beautiful, I-can-do-things-you've-only-dreamed-about mouth.
It was a reaction usually reserved for pathological liars. Except, the demon couldn't actually tell if she fibbed or not. Which meant beneath all that affection for Scarlet, Lies was frustrated, sensitive to every word that left Gideon's mouth. And that made Gideon's life frustrating as hell. He couldn't even call his friends by their own names anymore.
Was she or wasn't she a filthy freaking liar? And yeah, he was well aware of the irony. He, a man who couldn't utter a single truth, was complaining about someone who might be feeding him a big, heaping bowl of shit. But were they or weren't they? Had they or hadn't they? He had to know before he drove himself insane, puzzling over everything she'd ever said and everything he'd ever done and thought.
His request that she just lay out the facts, black and white, boom, done, over had been ignored for the last time.
He was finally taking action.
Hopefully, pretending to rescue her from his own dungeon would cause her to trust him. Hopefully, trusting him would cause her to open the hell up and answer his godsdamn questions.
Oops. His frustration was showing again.
"You can't do this, Gid," Strider, keeper of the demon of Defeat, said, suddenly keeping pace beside him.
Fuck. Anyone but him.
Strider couldn't lose a challenge, any challenge, without suffering as Gideon suffered when he spoke true. Including Xbox, and that was seriously screwing with Gideon's "Assassin's Creed" mojo, because yeah, Gideon had challenged him, trying to distract himself and work out the stiffness in his new fingers.
Anyway. Always, without question, he and Strider guarded each other's backs (video games aside). So, he shouldn't have been surprised that his friend was here, resolved to save him from himself. Didn't mean he'd roll over and play dead.
"She's dangerous," Strider added. "A walking blade through the heart, dude."
Yes, she was. She invaded dreams, presented sleepers with their worst fears and fed off the ensuing terror. Hell, a few weeks ago, she'd done it to him. With spiders. He shuddered, momentarily sick to his stomach as he pictured the hairy little bastards crawling all over him.
Pussy. Suck it up. He'd faced countless swinging swords without flinching—as well as the monsters wielding them. What were a few spiders? Another shudder. Revolting, that's what. He knew what they were thinking every time their beady eyes landed on him: tasty.
But why hadn't Scarlet invaded anyone else's dreams? He'd wondered about that almost as much as he'd wondered about their "marriage." The other warriors, their female companions, she'd left alone. Despite the fact that she'd threatened to slaughter every single one of them. Something she truly could do.
"Damn it. Stop ignoring me," Strider growled, punching a hole in the silver-stone wall seconds after they passed a closed bedroom door. "You know my demon doesn't like it."
Dust and debris plumed the air, a loud crack echoing. Great. Soon, other warriors would be up and running to find out what had just happened. Or maybe not. As temperamental as members of this household were (cough too much testosterone cough), they had to be used to unexpected, violent noises.
"Look. I'm not sorry." Gideon flicked his friend a glance, taking in the blond hair, the blue eyes and the deceptively innocent features that were somehow perfect for his he-man build. More than one woman had called him "beautifully all-American," whatever that meant. Those same women usually avoided looking at Gideon, as if even roving their gazes over his tattoos and piercings would blacken their souls. For all he knew, they were right. "But you're correct. I can't do this."
Which meant that Strider was wrong and, yes, Gideon damn well could do this. So suck it!
Everyone who lived in this fortress—and godsdamn, there were a lot of people, the number seemingly growing by the day as his friends each hooked up with their "one and only" (gag)—was fluent in Gideon Speak and knew to believe the opposite of whatever he said.
"Fine," Strider said tightly. "You can. But you won't. Because you know that if you take the woman out of this home, I'll go gray from worry. And you like my hair the way it is."
"Stridey-man. Are you hitting on me? Trying to get me to run my fingers through those mangy locks?"
"Shithead," Strider muttered, but his anger was clearly defused.
Gideon chuckled. "Sweetie pie."
Strider's lips even twitched into a grin. "You know I hate when you get mushy like that."
Boy loved it. No question.
They snaked a corner, bypassing one of the many sitting rooms the fortress possessed. This one was empty. As early in the morning as it was, most of the warriors were still in bed with their women. If they weren't weaponing-up at that exact moment, of course.
Out of habit, he scanned the area. In this particular room, portraits of naked men littered the walls, courtesy of the goddess of Anarchy whose warped sense of humor rivaled Gideon's own. There were red leather chairs (Reyes, the keeper of Pain, sometimes had to cut himself to quiet his demon, so red came in handy), gleaming bookshelves (Paris, keeper of Promiscuity, enjoyed romance novels), and weird silver lamps that twisted and curved over the chairs; he had no idea who those were for. Fresh flowers bloomed from vases, sweetly scenting the air. Again, he had no idea. Fine. He'd requested those. That shit smelled good.
Gideon breathed deeply of that fresh, delicious air. Except he ended up inhaling a nose full of guilt. Sadly, that happened all the time lately. While he luxuriated in this, his would-be wife rotted below in the dungeons. Before this, she'd spent thousands of years in Tartarus, so that made him doubly cruel for leaving her down there.
Really, what kind of man allowed such a thing? An asshole, that's who, and he was certainly king of them. After all, he was going to return Scarlet to the dungeon once his questions were answered. For, like, ever. Even if she was—or rather, had been—his wife.
Yes. He was a bad, bad man.
She was simply too dangerous to be permanently freed, her ability to invade dreams too destructive. Because when you died in one of Scarlet's nightmares, you died for real. That was it. The end. And if she ever decided to aid the Hunters, which could happen, scorned women and all that, the Lords would never be able to sleep soundly again. And they needed their beauty rest or they became snarling beasts.
Case in point: Gideon. He hadn't slept in weeks.
Slow down, his demon suddenly instructed. Moving too fast.
Usually Lies was merely a presence in the back of his mind. There, but silent. Only when the demon's need was great did he speak up. But even then, he had to say the opposite of what he wanted. And now he wanted Gideon to hurry up and reach Scarlet.
Give me wings and it's done, Gideon replied dryly, but damn if he didn't quicken his step. He could and did think what he meant. Always. He never lied to himself or the demon during these private moments. Maybe because he'd had to fight savagely and without mercy for such moments.
Upon possession, he'd been lost to darkness and chaos, a slave to his soul-companion and his evil cravings. He'd tormented humans just to hear them scream. He'd burned homes to the ground, as well as the families inside them. He'd killed indiscriminately, and taunted while doing so.
It had taken a few hundred years, but Gideon had finally clawed his way to the light. He was in control now, and had even managed to tame the beast. For the most part.
Strider heaved a sigh, regaining his attention. "Gideon, man, listen to me. I said it once, but I'll say it again. You can't take the female outside these walls. She'll run from you, you know she will. Hunters are in the city, we know that, too, and they could catch her. Recruit her. Use her. Or, if she refuses them, even hurt her like they hurt you."
One, Strider was speaking as if Gideon couldn't hold on to the wily temptress for a few days. And he could. He knew how to kick ass and take names with the best. Two, Strider was speaking as if Gideon would be unable to find her if he did indeed lose her. And three, Strider was probably speaking correctly, but that didn't soothe Gideon's sudden burst of anger. He may not be the smooth operator that Strider was, but he had some skills with the ladies, damn it.
More than that, Scarlet herself was a warrior. An immortal. She could surround herself with darkness. A darkness so thick no human light, and no immortal eyes, could penetrate it. Losing her wouldn't be as disgraceful as losing, say, an untrained human.
Not that he'd lose her, he told himself again, and not that she would want to run. He was going to seduce her. Was going to pleasure the energy right out of her and make her desperate to stay with him. Which shouldn't be too difficult. She'd liked him enough to marry him, right? Maybe.
Damn it!
"I know what you're thinking," Strider said after another sigh. "If she escapes you, so what? You'll find her."
"Wrong." He had thought that, yeah, but he'd soon discarded the idea. So there. What are you? A girl?
"Well, what happens to her while you're looking for her? During the day she needs protection, and if you're not with her, who's going to protect her?"
Fuck. Good point. Scarlet couldn't function during daylight hours. Because of her demon, she slept too deeply. So deeply that nothing and no one could wake her until sunset, a fact he'd discovered after nearly giving her a brain aneurysm while trying and failing to shake her into consciousness.
He had been shocked when, a few hours later, her eyes had popped open and she'd sat up as if she'd just taken a ten-minute power nap.
Which had raised other questions. Why did her demon sleep during the day, when the people around her were awake? Didn't that defeat the purpose of creating nightmares? And what happened when she traveled and the time zone changed?
"We're lucky we found her when we did," Strider continued. "If we hadn't had Aeron's angel on our side, we would've died trying to secure her. Setting her free, no matter the reason, is stupid and danger—"
"You haven't said that before." Over and over again. "Besides, Olive's no longer on our team." Meaning, she was. "She can't help us again if needed." Meaning she could. "Now, I hate you, man, but please keep talking." I love you, but shut the hell up! Seriously.
Strider growled his renewed frustration as they pounded down the steps that led into the dungeon, stained-glass windows giving way to crumbling, bloodstained walls. The air became musty, tainted with sweat, urine and blood. None of it was Scarlet's, thank the gods. His guilt couldn't have handled that. Fortunately—or unfortunately, depending on whom you asked—she wasn't the only being locked away. They had several Hunters awaiting payback, aka interrogation, aka torture.
"What if she was lying to you?" his friend asked. The man didn't know when to quit, and yeah, Gideon knew Strider couldn't quit. Which was why he didn't simply punch his friend in the face and beat feet. "What if she's not really your wife?"
Gideon snorted. "Forgot to tell you. Sifting through truth and lies is difficult for me." Except with her, but he wasn't going to issue that reminder just then.
"Yeah, but you also told me you don't know with her."
One of them had a perfect memory. Excellent. "There's no way she can be my wife." The chances were slim, but yeah, they were there. "I don't have to do this."
When Scarlet had first invaded his dreams and demanded he visit her in this dungeon, he'd been helpless to do otherwise, filled with a need to see her, some part of him recognizing her on a level he still didn't understand. When she'd alleged they'd kissed, had sex, even wed each other, that same part of him had hummed in agreement.
Even though he didn't fucking remember her.
Why couldn't he remember her? he wondered for the thousandth time.
He'd been playing with several theories. The first: the gods had erased his memory. But that raised the question of why. Why would they not want him to recall his own wife? Why had they not erased Scarlet's memory, as well?
The second theory: he'd suppressed the memory himself. But again, why would he have done so? How would he have done so? There were a million other things he'd actually like to forget.
The third: his demon had somehow erased the memory when they were paired. But if that were true, why did he recall his life in the heavens, when he'd been a servant to Zeus, tasked with guarding the former god king at every moment of every day?
He and Strider stopped at the first cell, where Scarlet had resided the past few weeks. She was asleep on her cot, as he'd known she would be. And as he'd done each time he'd seen her, he sucked in a breath. Lovely. But…
Mine? Did he want her to be?
No, of course not. That would complicate the hell out of everything. Not that he'd let it matter. He couldn't. His friends came first. That's the way things were, and the way they would always be.
At least she was clean; he'd made sure she had enough water to drink and to bathe. And she was well fed; he'd made sure food was delivered three times a night. He would do the same when he ultimately returned her. That would have to be enough.
Don't hurry, Lies cried, practically jumping from one corner of his skull to the other. Don't hurry!
Cram it, buddy. I'll handle this. But he couldn't force himself to move just yet. He'd been waiting for this moment forever, it seemed, and wanted to bask in it.
Bask? He really was becoming a woman.
Look away before you get an erection, he told himself. All right, now that was more manly. He purposefully shifted his gaze. The walls around her were composed of thick, impenetrable stone. Therefore, she could never see the Hunters imprisoned beside her. Actually, Gideon didn't care about that. He didn't want the Hunters seeing her.
Yeah. He wanted mine. At least for now.
Like the other Lords of the Underworld who released Pandora's Box, Gideon hosts a demon as his punishment. He is the keeper of Lies, which denotes unbelievable agony if he tells the truth. The Lord of Lies also has the ability to detect when someone else fabricates.
At their Budapest fortress, Scarlet Keeper of Nightmares arrives claiming she is Gideon's wife. He is stunned because not only can he not remember her, he cannot tell if she is lying. His demon Lies is ecstatic with the saucy sassy sexy siren; Gideon wants her too but is much more cautious as he knows he must speak lies or feel the crippling pain. Hunters close in again while his teammates fear how Gideon behaves with Scarlet as a woman scorned is deadly so they want her dead but the Gods interfere with his truth seduction scheme.
Gideon is one of the more fascinating of the Underworld warriors as he talks in lies so needs a special woman who can translate what he is saying. He hopes Scarlet proves that she is that extraordinary female who knows when her beloved says hate he means love, but fears she will believe hate means hate. The story line is fast-paced but it is the characters who make it work as the audience receives an insider look at the Showalter pantheon with Gods like Cronos intruding. Fans of the saga will appreciate the tale of team Gidlet wondering if they will kill each other as The Darkest Lie is a strong entry in a deep darkening romantic urban fantasy series.
Harriet Klausner
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I can't even explain how excited i am for this book in the " Lord of The Underworld" series. This book has the makings of an amazing romance "true love" story, concidering this particular book in the series is based on "Gideon" ---------> "Keeper of the Demon of Lies" so he can't speak a single truth or he ends up in debilitating pain. So my point is he will have to find a woman who can deal with his unique way of speakin aka lieing ALL at all time. So in short i cant wait to see how he deals with love and passion with a huge obstical in his way (Much more so than the other men in the series so far. I believe he will have the most difficult time expressing his love and care for a woman when he cant even tell her she is beautiful, he will have to say she is hidious instead. Wow ya so it should definatly be interesting to say the least). I think everyone should at least pick of one of Gena's books and see how you enjoy them. I just love her writing style and amazing ability to make the charachters in her books feel real to the reader and to allow them to become attached through awesome story telling lol. Love it!!!! ( I recommended the Atlantis series from Gena Showalter as easy to read and great character development again as i mentioned earlier)
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Scarlet and Gideon are truly right for each other in this book! I love him; you have to really concentrate on what he's saying, since he houses the demon of Lies in him. And Scarlet houses the demon of Nightmares, so Gideon definitely has his hands full! I'm trying not to do a *spoiler alert* here, but there are many twists and turns in this book. You'll soon wonder what's real and what's not within the storyline. Again, EXCELLENT read, and I can't wait for the next book in the series! :-)
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Posted July 13, 2012
Unlike the last novel, The Darkest Passion, where the first six chapters dragged and gave me a feeling of deja vu, The Darkest Lie started quite well. Gideon was the first Lord I've seen who actually got along (somewhat) with his demon. It added an air of originality. And the voice for Gideon was also quite different from the other Lords. It was almost as if the YA novels Ms. Showalter's been writing filtered into this one. Because he so like totally used the lingo, if you know what I mean? Okay. I've dated myself to the 80s and haven't a clue how kids talk today. Let's move on. Later in the novel, I didn't notice the kid talk so much. So maybe Ms. Showalter needed to make the transition into the adult world. So opposite day with Gideon Lord. How did it go? Well, as I suspected, it got on my last nerve. And really, I didn't think it had to be so bad. I swear 100 words could have been shaved off the book if Ms. Showalter had let me think for myself. But no, she insisted on interpreting EVERYTHING Gideon said. "I hate you." Which in Gideon talk really meant I love you. "You, devil." Devil as in Angel. Yes, the entire book was like that, I kid you not. And I hate to say it, but when Gideon told the truth it got on my nerves even more, cause it was pointless. Remember how he lost his hands in the first place? Come on… let's not be stupid. Scarlet was okay. Actually, she started out great. She's the first female Lord who's had a major role. Tough? Yep. Spunky? Double check. An unlike the other Lords, she really knew how to use her demon to be most effective. I love that she didn't shy away from going all kick-A. Unfortunately, she lost some of her backbone as the story possessed. I swear she turned into a totally different person. Not until the end did she become the Scarlet I grew to know and love from the beginning. Odd, I always thought the characters were suppose to experience growth, not decline then end up where they started. Go figure. So I liked the beginning. Then we hit chapter 6. I don't know what the deal is with chapter 6 and the switch to a secondary character POV, but it happened in the Darkest Passion also. Only this time, there were more switches to secondary characters than before. All I could think about was, "Please don't do to the Lords of the Underworld what J.R. Ward did to the Black Dagger Brotherhood." Oh my word did I hate the billion and seven story arcs in Lover Mine. The other thing about the POV switches for the Darkest Lie was they were awkward. It'd go from a sensual scene to a blood and gore scene, then back to sensual again. My mind was like, what gives? After visualizing folks getting beaten to death with their own arms, I'm so not down with a tender caress. Not only that, but a lot of the secondary character scenes trumped the Gideon/Scarlet scenes. I found myself caring more about Strider and Amun than any of the horizontal tangos the hero/heroine had planned. Which is a shame, cause the couple really deserved their own book rather than share the glory with folks soon to have their own titles. I guess my bottom line is that the book didn't have to be 444 pages long. Cut the translations and the side character arcs, and I think the book would have been okay. Not the greatest, but certainly a lot better than it was.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Thought I would have to really think about what was being said but not so since he speaks lies. This one was similiar to the rest in the series, however they to bring in a few other of the Titan Goddesses, they also get into hell. The plot is still good, however I don't feel the story progressed as much as I would have liked to see. I do look forward to finding out what happens to Amun and if he is savable.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.THe author has really done it again! This is the best book I've read in a long time. It was so engrossing that it only took me a few days and then I had to go back and re-read the best parts. Can't wait for the next!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Loved the story of Gideon and Scarlet! Cant wait to read Amun's story!
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Posted April 25, 2014
Good read, great series!
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Posted February 21, 2014
Great book! Lots of twists I had to put it down a couple times to catch my breath!!Love Gideon and Scarlet:)
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Posted December 18, 2013
So much fun to read... The way Gideon talks gave me lots of laughs
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Posted August 2, 2013
Gideon wasn't my favorite of the Lord's of the underworld, but it was still very entertaining.
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Posted December 23, 2012
Gideon is my favorite. Love all the books & might love a few more than this one but...4 some reason Gideon is my fav. Has 2 be since it's prob been a year since I've read it & I remember how awesome he was!
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Posted September 23, 2012
Great addition to the lotu series
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Posted September 23, 2012
This was an ok story. Gideon is an interesting lord and scarlet is a badass. They are a good match, but SPOILER i was so turned off by the fact that they never had a kid together. What a tease.
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Posted September 7, 2012
Love the characters; however the story line is predictable.
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Posted May 16, 2012
A Great Addition to the Series
Gideon is the immortal keeper of the Demon of Lies. He can only speak lies because if he speaks the truth then he suffers unbearable pain and takes days to recover. Not an enjoyable pastime. How frustrating must it be to speak only in lies and never be understood by anyone except his friends, the other immortals who are keepers of demons? According to Gideon, it's very frustrating and it's irritating for his friends to listen to him and try to decipher his Gideon-speak.
Even more frustrating is his love life. When he says, 'Don't tell me what you like,' he really wants to know what a woman likes, but she thinks he doesn't want to know, so she stays silent while he tries to guess. Not much of an ego boost. Until Scarlet, the keeper of the Demon of Nightmares, is captured and she tells him he is her husband. He doesn't remember getting married, so now he has a mystery to solve, one that involves the incredibly sexy Scarlet who may or may not be his wife. While he's off doing that his friends are off on their own missions and the war between the Lords of the Underworld and the Hunters heats up even further.
Another homerun in the Lords of the Underworld series. We have Gideon's mystery to figure out, Aeron, William and Amun's trek to Hell to rescue Legion, Strider's capture of a female Hunter, Sienna's progress after being forced to house the demon of Wrath and the appearances of various others seen in the previous books to see. I'm looking forward to continuing a series I love.
Posted May 16, 2012
I have read the 9 books so far in this series and i have to say this series is great, each book has its own attachement that kept me coming back. I fell in love with each character, and started to feel their happiness, their pain, and i just cant say enough.. THIS IS A MUST READ SERIES
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Posted February 23, 2012
Blue hair, tattoos, piercings, muscles...yum!
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I just cant get enough
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The long-term goal of Communist Red Chinese is to take over the wealth creation resources of the planet. The quasi merger between the authoritarian Maoists and the global capitalists plays out as a sorry act in the Beijing Red Theater. The performance designed to distract and confuse really has the destruction of Western economies as the climax.
The sellout of the West, under the skilled dirty hands of Herr Heinz Henry A. Kissinger, is entering the final stages of a planned implosion. Now that the de-industrialization of America as described in the article, Free Trade Created the Chinese Model, has taken place, the theft of our natural assets is the next to go.
The Chinese exploits the use of U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones. A depiction of the function and working of such Foreign-Trade Zones follows:
Other countries around the world have Free Trade Zones that are often confused with the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones program. While there are similarities, the FTZ program is very different from other countries' Free Trade Zone. In a number of "free trade zones" in other countries – particularly those in developing countries – the sole benefit is the avoidance of internal customs duties on products that are re-exported from the Free Trade Zone. Often, the goods are not even allowed to be sold in the country where the Free Trade Zone exists. You often here these zones referred to as "Export Processing Zones". The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones program not only allows the sale and importation of merchandise to the U.S. Commerce, but in many cases enables companies to reduce or eliminate duties on products manufactured for domestic consumption. This relief from inverted-tariff benefit is one of the key distinctions between the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones program and other countries Free Trade Zone programs. Generally Free Trade Zones offer significantly less opportunity for benefits and tariff savings. As previously mentioned, in many cases you must actually export all the merchandise you bring into a Free Trade Zone (if it is a Export Processing Zone. In other cases, importation is allowed, but not manufacturing of merchandise. Under the U.S. FTZ program, companies can obtain FTZ benefits such as, duty exemption on re-exports, duty elimination on waste, scrap, and yield loss, duty exemption on damaged, or nonconforming items, reduction in merchandise processing fees (MPF) and brokerage fees through weekly entry, cash flow savings, and relief from ad valorem tax, and the previously described relief from inverted tariffs.
Watch the video, Chinese Move Into Foreign Trade Zones On American Land, for an informative discussion on the effects that allow wholesale entry of Red Chinese companies to operate on American soil.
A previous Jerome Corsi's Red Alert is available on the WND report, CHINA INVADES U.S. WITH 'FREE-TRADE ZONES' which documents an additional twist to the economic treason that the political class is foisting on our country.
A plan being pushed by the Chinese Central Bank would set up "development zones" in the United States that would allow China to "establish Chinese-owned businesses and bring in its citizens to the U.S. to work." Under the plan, some of the $1.17 trillion that the U.S. owes China would be converted from debt to "equity". As a result, "China would own U.S. businesses, U.S. infrastructure and U.S. high-value land, all with a U.S. government guarantee against loss." Does all of this sound far-fetched? Well, it isn't. In fact, the economic colonization of America is already far more advanced than most Americans would dare to imagine.Another Dr. Corsi assertion is outlined in the Market Daily News article; Does China Plan To Establish Chinese Cities And Special Economic Zones All Over America?
"A key argument of Corsi's book, "America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty," is that China will not long continue to subsidize the Obama administration's trillion-dollar annual federal budget deficits without demanding U.S. assets in return."
This same news account goes on to document many examples on auctioning off American assets to the Chinese Triad consortium of collectivists. Take the time to review the dirty deeds that passes under the rubric of Free Trade.
The terminal game is as simple as it is devious. China poised to play debt card – for U.S. land states the obvious:
The basic idea is to turn Asian savings, China's in particular, into real business interests rather than let them be used to support U.S. over-consumption.Chinese cash reserves used to acquire real assets relies upon the "Interoperability Principle", the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together. What a way to collaborate for the systematic economic liquidation of domestic property. A country that is debt ridden beyond servicing the obligation is already insolvent. What the Beijing regime is confirming is that U.S. Treasury Bonds are paper promises of default.
The People's Republic of China wants to own the business enterprises and not the liabilities of the Dollar. The complicity of the banksters that plot the convergence of the world economy under their monitory manipulation clearly understands that fiat currencies are not real assets. Their partnership with the imperial communists is shaping the model for the American continent.
Stripping of real property as a national resource is a key component in the shakedown and impoverishment of the United States. Financing the national debt has a much higher price than paying the interest.
Turning over operative control of the importation ports is not enough for the "Chinese Diaspora". They want physical possession of the title. Do not be surprised when the money-centered banks pass on their ample portfolio of foreclosed property into a Chinese holding company in lieu of T-Bills.
The Foreign-Trade Zones are sentry outposts for the orderly transfer of wealth to the globalist cabal. This process has the full blessing of the criminal political class that masquerades as lawful public officials. America has been sold out to a foreign power that is the brainchild of our domestic traitors.
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Editorial After the three-day marathon of the 1999 MacWorld Expo here in New York, I am happy to report the Mac is alive and kicking ass. From the keynote speech to the final round in the National Gaming Championship, this year's New York Expo was a smashing success. Of course Steve Jobs played the introduction of the long fabled P1 to the hilt, and still managed to pull a few surprises out of his hat. But the most interesting thing about the Expo this year was not the product announcements, although there were plenty of great announcements to be heard. Nor was it the flash and style of the exhibitors showed on the show floor. To me the best thing about the show was the positive feeling that prevailed among the people who attended the show. From exhibitors to attendees, there was a certain energy that ran across the Javits Center that said, "We made it. We, as Mac users have weathered the worst and have come out better than ever." In the keynote address Steve Jobs was expected to introduce a number of products, not the least of which was the P1 consumer portable. In fact, most news sources were predicting that Apple was up against the wall on this product and stated that Apple would be almost forced to bring this product out or loose serious credibility in the market place. As it turns out, not only did Mr. Jobs break out the P1, officially named the iBook, but he managed to wow the audience in the process. When the new iBook was unveiled the audience was blown away. Oohs and Ahhs were all that could be heard for minutes after the audience had its first glance at the beautiful, sleek iBook. With a 12.1 TFT color screen, a 300 Mhz G3 processor, 512k backside cache, 32 MB of RAM, an ATI Rage Mobility graphics chip, 4 MB of VRAM, x24 CD-ROM, full size keyboard, trackpad, 56K modem, Ethernet, USB connections, a 6 hour Lithium-ion battery and a fold out handle, the rubber-rimmed iBook was an instant winner. Like the iMac, the iBook comes in the two tone ice white plastic and your choice of blueberry or tangerine. However at a price of $1599.00, I think many audience members thought this might be a bit too steep for a consumer model. Personally I think the iBook features, weight and size are well thought out in its place and price point in the Apple hardware lineup. Some might argue that the iBook's weight is a problem. At 6.9 pounds, it is heavier than the current PowerBooks, which weigh only 5.6 pounds. However it's a lot lighter than an iMac and the iBook is priced to fit in between the iMac and the PowerBook. Others might that the iBook doesn't have SCSI, ADB or serial connections. But it is aimed at users who will most likely be connecting with iMacs. Lower end consumers who don't have external hard drives or any legacy devices. All these users need are the iMac features, but to-go. They don't want to pay twice as much for the portability factor or a full PowerBook, but they will spend a few hundred more than the price of an iMac to get that iMac to-go. However the arguments all became academic, since before a question could be raised, Mr. Jobs whipped out another surprise, the AirPort. Without so much as a "Check this out." Steve picked the iBook he was using to surf the web during the demonstration and walked center stage. It took a few seconds for the audience to catch on to the fact that there were no wires connected to the iBook, yet it still maintained its network connection. Thanks to the AirPort, a $99.00 option for the iBook that allows 11 megabits per second connections at up to 150 feet. That's faster that 10 base T Ethernet! And a single $299.00 Airport base can support up to 10 iBooks, and allows each iBook to share the 56K modem in the Airport's base unit at a full 56K speed for each machine. To prove nothing was attached, Steve waved a hoola hoop around the two tone, curvy iBook like a magician proving that the girls is really floating. Once on the show floor the good news did not stop. The gaming pavilion was packed with companies like Bungie, Gathering of Developers, Logicware, Aspyr Media, Green Dragon Software, Ambrosia Software, Blizzard Entertainment and long time absentee LucasArts Entertainment. The National Gaming Championship provided plenty of excitement and noise to this area of the Expo show floor. Logicware was showing off Heretic II and Redneck Rampage for the Mac, while Aspyr Media had Madden 2000 Football running in addition to Tomb Raider II. Lucas Arts sported Episode I Pod Racer and The Episode One Interactive Guide and Gathering of Developers gave attendees a chance to finally see Fly! first hand. The ever supreme Bungie had the eagerly awaited action title, Oni running for people to play with. But they truly stole the show with their announcement of their impressive title Halo. Other products that caught this writer's eye were some powerful VooDoo 3 cards coming out from both MacTell and Formac. Both companies claim to achieve up to double the speed of ATI's Rage 128 card. And Formac's card even sported a port to plug in a set of 3D glasses for mind blowing gaming experiences. ATI Technologies however, was conspicuously absent from the Expo. MacAlly showed off a huge number of USB input devices including some great joysticks and game pads. Microsoft and Contour Design offered multi button USB mice alternatives to Apple's round mouse. MacTell also offered some nice choices for USB input devices as well. And for the hard core console gamers who just have to use a real Nintendo or PlayStation controller with their Mac, Kernel Productions showed off USB and ADB versions of their Joyport connection box. Hewlett Packard had a large presence at the show where they gave away blueberry snow cones to promote their fast and powerful new solid ink color printer that comes in translucent white and blue to go with the Apple's current G3 boxes. Singapore Shinei Sangyo Pte Ltd. showed off some cool Mac add-on products like their McPiper cordless phone. This handy phone has voice mail and phone book functions built in and it can exchange voice and phone book data with your Mac via a USB connection and their software. They also showed a super compact MP3 audio player, the jazPiper, that holds 60 minutes of MP3 Music and can be expanded with SmartMedia cards and also has a USB connector to download from your Mac. The jazPiper can also take direct voice recordings for up to two hours. Oddly enough the jazPiper also has a 250 telephone number book built in, however this comes in handy for letting the jazPiper dial a phone number for you via tone generation. A startup company called Magically, Inc. demonstrated an interesting product called the Virtual Desktop. This unique service allows Mac users to have a web based customizable "desktop" where they get an integrated suite of tools that include an e-mail account, calendering and to-do list functions that can be shared with other Virtual Desktop users, including Windows users. Additionally users can store and transfer files through their Virtual Desktop. The service also offers full encryption and intelligent file storing that can determine if a file is from a Mac and has a resource fork, and automatically turn it into an archive so it will not be damaged in transit. For the shareable calendering and to-do list functions alone, users who have suffered through trying to use the feeble and unfriendly Microsoft Project, Virtual Desktop may be a nice alternative. And best of all the service is free! For iMac users who just can't seem to get the angle right with the little flip down foot on their iMac, Century Corp. offered its "Dance with i" iMac stand. This snap on base for iMac's allows full rotation and tilting of the iMac and comes in all five iMac flavors. They also introduced the "Yes i Hub" for the iMac which combines the swivel base with an integrated four port USB hub. Lastly, Century offered a sporty PowerBook drive enclosure that converts IDE PowerBook drives into external SCSI drives. For Mac based Wall Street investors Aladdin Systems introduced MacTicker. This specialized Internet browser runs in the background and automatically updates stock prices from the web and displays them on your desktop. For all you Apple stock owners who are constantly checking your investment, this product seems like a handy tool. These are just a handful of the fabulous products that were on display at this year's show. I couldn't possibly mention them all here. But that's a good thing. Because it means lots of companies are investing in the Mac again. Everywhere you looked on the Expo floor this year you saw new innovations that captured the spirit of what the Mac has always been about. Making something so cool, so elegant and yet so functional you just had to have it. It truly seemed like people were finally starting to "Think Different." It was this spirit that seemed to buzz all over the show floor this year. In comparison to last year's New York MacWorld Expo where they were empty booths and vendors showing two-year-old products, this year was alive with fresh new ideas that made people proud that they were Mac users. On the down side of the show there were a very few things to complain about. My main frustration was the lack of actual merchandise for sale. Most booths only showed you the products but were not equipped to actually sell them on-site. Even the two big store booths for Computer Town and DataVision were out of most of the popular products before the first day was half-finished. While I can sympathize with Computer Town who is not a local New York chain. However DataVision should have been able to do a better job of restocking their booth. Especially considering their main store is less than three miles from the Javits Center. Hopefully everyone in attendance learned a lesson from this and will be equipped to capitalize on the crowds for future Expos. Those vendors not withstanding, the New York Expo was an overwhelming success for Apple Computer and Mac users this year. For press people, developers and vendors the show is always a chance to see old friends or make new ones. For attendees, it is a chance to see what the future holds for their computing platform of choice. Judging by this year's MACWORLD Expo, I'd say the future looks very bright indeed. For a look at all of our MACWORLD Expo coverage, check out our MACWORLD Expo Special Report. Randy Soare is the co-writer of the column The Name of the Game for The Mac Observer. Randy is also partner in his own software company IWS Interactive, where he creates all kinds of interactive media from web sites to IWS's original adventure game Manhattan Apartment Hunter. Randy has been a Mac user ever since he threw his IBM computer from the rooftop of his Manhattan apartment building back in 1993.


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The Community President arrives today and we all make adobe bricks. This is hard work and involves
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Transporting the mix to the brick production/drying site
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Hit both volume buttons. A menu should come up, try to wipe everything then factory reset. The boot loader shouldn't have a triangle. When you boot the phone you should be holding the camera and volume down buttons press power while holding both and release. You should see a black screen asking for a connection. If neither of these work I think you are SOL. The only other idea I would have is to order a new battery and charge it up full and try again.
after about 3 more hours of looking i fixed it. but as i said, wiping it clean and factory reset never did anything, i had 2 batteries so that wasnt the issue. i had to download the materstock zip and go into cwr to update to it then unroot from 2.2.1. idk what is done with threads after problem is resolved.


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For the second consecutive night, the Angels' tattered bullpen unraveled in the late innings and cost the Angels a chance to gain on the Rangers. A four-run Ranger rally in the seventh inning Thursday turned a seesaw game in their favor and they handed the Angels a 15-9 defeat.
After winning the first two games of the four-game series in Texas and taking a 7-1 lead after four innings Wednesday night, the Angels were twice within two outs of taking the series and closing to within two games of the Rangers in the AL West. Instead, they left Texas with a split of the four-game series and remain the same five games back that they were when they arrived.
In the final 11 innings of the series, the Rangers scored 21 runs to regain the upper hand -- 13 in 6 1/3 innings against Angels relievers.
Angels starter C.J. Wilson matched a personal-worst by allowing eight runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. But the Angels offense matched that. Mark Trumbo and Kendrys Morales had home runs -- the 11th and 12th hit by the Angels in the four-game series. That is a new club record for a four-game road series. Torii Hunter had three hits -- two doubles and a two-run single.
The game was tied 8-8 in the bottom of the seventh when Angels manager Mike Scioscia sent David Carpenter (recalled from Triple-A on Thursday) out to pitch. He gave up hits to three of the four batters he faced, Scioscia sticking with him even as the Rangers sent up two left-handed pinch-hitters (Mitch Moreland and David Murphy) and Hisanori Takahashi continued to warm up in the bullpen.
With one run in, Scioscia brought in Jerome Williams to face Ian Kinsler. He walked him and gave up an RBI single to Elvis Andrus -- although Trumbo threw Murphy out at the plate. Scioscia then brought in Takahashi to face the left-handed Josh Hamilton. Hamilton drilled a two-run double to center field.
An error by Maicer Izturis opened the door for three more runs in the bottom of the eighth.
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Brewing the Perfect Cup of TeaRobert & Mary Lou Heiss, authors of The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook, joined us to talk about the six types of tea and why their current favorite is Oolong. They also showed us how to brew the perfect cup of tea. For more information, visit their website. Most Popular |
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Developer sought for proposed Cloverdale resort
After more than a decade of preliminary work that included extensive cleanup, environmental remediation and annexation into the city limits, plans to build a destination resort in Cloverdale have moved a little closer to reality.
Sotheby's International Realty this week officially listed the 267 acres earmarked for the Alexander Valley Resort for sale at $27.5 million.
The majority of the property at the southern edge of town along Asti Road was originally owned and operated as a wood-processing mill, first by Georgia Pacific Corporation and later by the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
Clean up involved removing massive amounts of wood debris, including two wood waste landfills containing about 600,000 cubic yards of material, as well as concrete foundations, acres of asphalt paving, concrete-filled barrels, used paint containers, metal and other debris on the site. As a result, ground water and localized areas of soil were contaminated, which required treatment and monitoring.
According to Robert Sexton, Senior Vice President of Tyris Corporation, current owners of the property, "All environmental and entitlement work has been completed and the property is ready for exposure to the development community for development and construction of the Alexander Valley Resort."
Sexton noted it has always been his company's intent to market the property to a developer with the expertise and financial capacity to see the project through to completion
When completed, the resort will consist of a regulation 18-hole golf course, including full clubhouse facilities and a driving range, along with a 100-150 room hotel complex with a spa, restaurant, conference facilities and adjacent 40 unit resort residential units, plus 125 single family detached homes, 25 estate homes and a 2.4 acre commercial site.
Citing its charm, natural beauty and close proximity to other wine country destinations, Sotheby listing agent, Jonathon Soh, says he believes Cloverdale is the next big "boom town."
For more information, contact Soh at 935-2503 or Sexton at 925-9200.


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East Tennessee State University Arboretum Newsletter Volume
I, Special Arbor Day Issue Aboretum
Opens! ETSU
Arboretum Plants New Trees! Many remarkable new trees can now be seen around campus. For example, the Chinese Wingnut, a relative of our Black Walnut, planted in the Brown Hall-University High parking lot, has distinctive pinnate liaves, and will grow into a large tree with strings of curious winged seeds. A Flowering Ash, or Manna Tree, now grows near Gilbreath Hall, just beside its native relative, the White Ash. You'll find many newly planted conifers: an Atlas Cedar at Dossett Hall, a pendulous Norway Spruce beside Rogers-Stout, and a weeping Golden Himalayan Cedar near Lucille Clement Dormitory, to name a few. All new trees have been signed with labels fiving name, family, and distribution. A list of these trees appears below, along with the name of the nursery from which they were purchased. We appreciate the quality plant material which these nurseries provide, and recommend them to all of our green friends. You've doubtless noticed the clear and handsome signs which now stand beside over 150 campus trees. These signs were made for the ETSU Arboretum by Quality Trophies, on 11-E in Joynson City. The sturdy metal sign posts on which they are mounted were made for us by Allied Metals, on Prince Street in Johnson City. We appreciate these businesses for their excellent work. Special Collections Oaks (Quercus): 14 species Dogwoods (Cornus): 8 species Buckeyes (Aesculus): 7 species Snowbells (Styracaceae): 5 species Arboretum Statistics |
Sherrod Library Exhibit To commemorate Arbor Day and the dedication of the ETSU arboretum, Sherrod Library has purchased books related to tree identification, urban forestry, and landscaping. The new books are featured in an exhibit in the Library Lobby. Newly Purchased BooksETSU Sherrod Library 1. Berisford, Y.C. 1982. Insect and Disease Problems of Southern Urban Trees: A Guide to the Diagnostic, Descriptive, and Control Literature. American Planning Association. 2. Coukas-Bradley, M. and Alexander, P. 1987. City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 3. Coombes, A.J. 1992. DK Handboods: Trees. DK Publishing, Nerherlands. 4. Dirr, M.A. 1998. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. 5. Dirr, M.A. Dirrs Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Timber Press, Oregon. 6. Gilman, E.E. 1997. Trees in Urban and Suburban Landscapes. 560 pp. Delmar Publishers. 7. Kelly, J. and L. Hillier (eds). 1997. The Hillier Gardeners Guide to Trees and Shrubs. Readers Digest Adult. 8. Lape, F. 1963. A Garden of Trees and Shrubs: Practical Hints for Planning and Planting an Arboretum. Purple Martin Press, Ltd. 9. Li, H-L. 1963. The Origin and Cultivation of Shade and Ornamental Trees. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. 10. Plotnik, A. and M.H. Phelan (illustrator). 2000. The Urban Tree Book, An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town. Crown Publishing Group. 11. symonds, George W.D. and Stephen V. Chelminsky (photographer). 1973. The Tree Identification Book. |
A Walk in the Woods University Woods the forest across the railroad tracks from Sherrod Library and Culp Center has many fine old trees: oaks, maples, beeches, yellow buckeyes to name a few. Now over fifteen of these trees are labeled with the familiar ETSU Arboretum signs, giving the name (common and scientific), family, and distribtuion for the species. Anyone interested is invited to take a walk in the woods to see these trees! Begin from the students parking lot just beyond the reairoad tracks at Southwest Avenue (Lot #13, near Sherrod Lobrary), where several species are signed, and walk the wide trail parallel to the tracks. the trail runs about 1/4 mile where it ends at the Baptist Student Center. Along the way you can find the following trees signed:
Thanks for your Support We thank all our donors for their generous support of the ETSU Arboretum. Your gifts have supported the purchase of dozens of new trees, which now grace our campus (see list below). In addition to many individual donations, Dean Don Johnson of the College of Arts and Sciences has contributed $500 to support our plantings. We gratefully acknowledge the Forestry Division of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the USDA for their support of the ETSU Arboretum through an Urban Forestry grant. Thanks also to the Shady Oaks Garden Club for their support of our tour brochures. Tax-deductible gifts to fund new plantings and arboretum enhancement can be sent to the ETSU Arboretum Fund, c/o ETSU Foundation, Box 70721, ETSU, Johnson City TN 37614. |
New Trees Planted in 2002 |
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Family |
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Abies concolor | White Fir | Pinaceae | Laurels Nursery |
Acer Leucoderme | Chalk Maple | Aceraceae | Woodlanders Nursery |
Aesculus hippocastanum cv. Baumanii | Double Flowered Horsechestnut | Hippocastanaceae | Reems Creek Nursery |
Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye | Hippocastanaceae | Reems Creek Nursery |
Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye | Hippocastanaceae | Personal gift |
Aesculus sylvatica | Painted Buckeye | Hippocastanaceae | Cure Nursery |
Aesculus x carnea | Red Horsechestnut | Hippocastanaceae | Evergreen Nursery |
Aronia Melanocarpa | Black Chokeberry | Rosaceae | Cure Nursery |
Asimina triloba | Pawpaw | Annonaceae | Cure Nursery |
Carpinus japonica | Japanese Ironwood | Betlulaceae | Camelia Forest Nursery |
Cedrus atlantica cv. Glauca | Atlas cedar | Pinaceae | Evergreen Nursery |
Cedrus deodara cv. Golden Weeping | Golden Weeping Himalayan Cedar | Pinaceae | Evergreen of Kingsport |
Cedrus Libanii cv. Pendula | Weeping Cedar of Lebanon | Pinaceae | Forest Farm Nursery |
Chamaecyparis obtusa cv.Filicoides | Gernspray Hinoki Cypress | Cupressaceae | Stanleys Produce |
Chamaecyparis thyoides cv. Little Jamie | Atlantic White Cedar | Cupressaceae | Stone Drive Nursery |
Chionanthus retusus | Chinese Fringe Tree | Oleaceae | Stanleys Produce |
Chionanthus virginicus | American Fringe Tree | Oleaceae | Plant auction |
Cornus alba var. siberica | Siberian Dogwood | Cornaceae | Cure Nursery |
Cornus controversa | Giant Dogwood | Cornaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Cornus officinales | Japanese Cornel | Cornaceae | Reems creek Nursery |
Corylopsis spicata | Winterhazel | Hamamelidaceae | Stanleys Produce |
Colylus avellana cv. Contorta | Harry Lauders Walkingstick | Betulaceae | Stone Drive Nursery |
Cryptomeria japonica cv. Globosa | Japanese Cedar | Taxodiaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Cupressus arizonica var. glauca | Arizona Blue Ice Cypress | Cupressaceae | Stone Drive Nursery |
Cyrilla recemosa | Swamp Titi | Cyrillaceae | Cure Nursery |
Daphniphyllum macropodum | Daphniphyllum | Daphniphyllaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Euscaphis japonica | Japanese Sweetheart Tree | Staphyleaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Firmiana simplex | Chinese Parasol Tree | Sterculiaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Fraxinus ornus | Flowering Ash | Oleaceae | Personal gift |
Gymnnodladus dioica | Kentucky Coffeetree | Fabaceae | Evergreen of Kingsport |
Halesia tetraptera cv. variegata | Variegated Silverbell | Styracaceae | Laurels Nursery |
Idesia polycarpa | Iigiri Tree | Flacourtiaceae | Forest Farm Nursery |
Ilex verticillata | Sparkleberry | Aquifoliaceae | Plant auction |
Juniperus deppeana cv. McFetters | McFetters Alligator Juniper | Cupressaceae | Personal gift |
Magnolia virginiana | Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnoliaceae | Rays Nursery |
Nyssa biflora | Swamp Tupelo | Nyssaceae | Cure Nursery |
Nyssa sinensis | Chinese Tupelo | Nyussaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Nyssa sylvatica | Black Gum | Nyssaceae | Reems Creek Nursery |
Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood | Ericaceae | Reems Creek Nursery |
Picea abies cv. Pendula | Weeping Norway Spruce | Pinaceae | Evergreen of Kingsport |
Pinus aristata | Bristlecone Pine | Pinaceae | Laurels Nursery |
Pinus wallichiana | Himalayan Pine | Pinaceae | Personal gift |
Platanus orientalis | Oriental planetree | Platanaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Poncirus trifoliata | Hardy Orange | Rutaceae | Personal gift |
Prunus mume cv, Bonita | Japanese Apricot | Rosaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash | Rutaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Pterocarya stenoptera | Chinese Wingnut | Juglandaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Pterostyrax psylophylla | Small Epaulette tree | Styracaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth Oak | Fagaceae | Laurels Nursery |
Quercus alba | White Oak | Fagaceae | Oaks Nursery |
Quercus lyrata | Overcup Oak | Fagaceae | Cure Nursery |
Quercus robar cv. Fastigata | English Oak | Fagaceae | Reems Creek Nursery |
Rhododendrum periclymenoides | Pink Azalea | Ericaceae | Cure Nursery |
Rhododendron viscosum | Swamp Azalea | Ericaceae | Cure Nursery |
Saliz bicolor | Pussy Willow | Salicaceae | Oaks Nursery |
Sinocalycanthus chinensis | Chinese Sweetshrub | Calycanthaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Sinojackia zylocarpa | Jack Tree | Styracaeae | Reems Creek Nursery |
Sorbus amiricana | Mountain Ash | Rosaceae | Oaks Nursery |
Stewartia monodelpha | Stewartia | Theaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Styrax japonica | Japanese Storax | Styracaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Thujopsis dolobrata | Thujopsis | Cupressaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Tilia cordata | Little-Leaved Linden | Tiliaceae | Laurels Nursery |
Trachycarpus fortunei | Windmill Palm | Arecaeae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Ulmus parviflora | Lacebark Elm | Ulmaceae | Laurels nursery |
Ulmus procera cv. Argenteo Variegata | English Elm | Ulmaceae | Camellia Forest Nursery |
Vaccinium corymbosum | Highbush Blueberry | Ericaceae | Cure Nursery |
Viburnum prunifolium | Black Haw Viburnum | Caprifoliaceae | Cure Nursery |


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Fans who buy or renew UTEP football season tickets prior to July 26 will be eligible to purchase tickets to the Nov. 2 game at Texas A&M in College Station.
Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny "Football" Manziel returns for his sophomore season with the Aggies.
Texas A&M tickets are $65 each, and a maximum of six may be purchased per season ticket account, while supplies last.
UTEP football season ticket prices start at just $50. The Miners will play five home games this season, facing New Mexico (Sept. 7), UTSA (Sept. 21), La Tech (Oct. 5), defending C-USA champion Tulsa (Oct. 12) and FIU (Nov. 16) in the Sun Bowl.
The UTEP football season ticket office is located in Room 109 of the Brumbelow Building, next to the Don Haskins Center. The phone number is 747-6150. Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.


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Ravishing comes to mind when describing the delights of the beguiling Slovenian-born actress Tjasa Ferme. Especially since she's a temptation in the indie dramatic thriller "Dutch Kills" which premieres at the Manhattan Film Fest this week. Hot of the Press: "Dutch Kills" has just won Best Thriller! It tells of an ex-con who together with his old crew try to pull off one last heist to rescue his heavily in debt sister. Her mesmerizing blue eyes are more than enough to stir our senses and Tjasa has done a fair bit of that in her burgeoning career. Earlier in the year, Tjasa sizzled in the show "Cocktales: Confessions of a Nymphomaniac", a piece on female sexuality and she starred as Eve a woman who like all of us possess sexual urges. She so enthralled on stage that audiences were transfixed from the moment she embodied the nympho with a humanistic desire that's in all of us. Got to love how the show was affectionately called a pussyfantasia with a man parade!
She's also directed, wrote and appeared in the short film "Ophelia's Flip" which graced the Cannes Film Festival back in 2012. It was quite the experimental self-portrait video diary of a girl and her exploration of the human condition (failings or otherwise) stimulates the mind. With her spread of challenging roles as well as her charismatic elegance, there's only direction Tjasa is heading and that's all the way to the top!
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Unmask your original video!
Deadline February 20, 2015 extended to February 25, 2015!
Librarians: The Teen Video Challenge is a CSLP-sponsored competition for teens to create videos that promote reading, libraries, and the 2015 CSLP theme, Unmask! Download the Ohio entry form (PDF) and promotional flyer (PDF) An MS Word version (customizable) of the promotional flyer is also available. A TVC Resource List (PDF) lists sites that explain the concepts of copyright and public domain, and tools to help teens create their videos. See below and check out the CSLP Teen Video Challenge page for all the details.
Teens! Create a video promoting summer reading at the public library. Include your interpretation of 2015 teen slogan Unmask! and you could win $150 for yourself and an award for your public library.
One winning video created by a teen or group of teens will be selected as the Ohio winner in the national Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) 2015 Teen Video Challenge. All state winning videos will be official 2015 CSLP promotional videos and will be viewed nationwide.
Any Ohio teen or group of teens ages 13-18 may enter.
How to enter:
1. Download the Ohio entry form (PDF). Read all instructions provided on the entry form.
2. Download the model release form (PDF). Anyone may appear in your video (it does not have to be teens only), but every person appearing in your video must complete and sign a copy of this form.
3. Explore these resources including public domain content you may use in your video, copyright guidelines, and previous winning videos for inspiration. You may also download the resource list.
4. Create your video!
5. Title your video: "2015 TVC - OH - Unique Name". Please choose a unique name that does not include your real name. Example: 2015 TVC – OH – SuperVillains.
6. Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo.
7. Complete and sign the entry form and model release form(s).
8. Mail, email, or fax the forms to 2015 Teen Video Challenge at the address on the entry form by February 25, 2015.
What's at stake:
CSLP will award $150 to one Ohio 2015 Teen Video Challenge winner or winning team. The library listed on the entry form will receive an award worth $50 from CSLP and Upstart. The winner will be notified in late spring 2015.
All the state winning videos will be posted on the CSLP website and will be available for libraries in Ohio and all around the USA to use to promote the 2015 summer reading program.
The Ohio winner and all notable Ohio videos will be linked on the Ohio Summer Reading Program page.
The fine print:
The Ohio 2015 Teen Video Challenge is open only to legal U.S. residents who are residents of Ohio aged 13 to 18. Participants are ineligible if directly related to the panel of judges for the contest. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Rules. Each participant or group may submit one video per entry. Signed Model Release form(s) must be included with each entry. All entries must be submitted by February 20, 2015 to the address on your entry form. Late entries will not be accepted. A DVD of the video will be requested from the state winner.
Terms and conditions: All music and artwork must be created by the entrant or be in the public domain, and must be specified as such on the entry form. CSLP (and all CSLP member affiliates) have the permission to use the 2015 Teen Video Challenge submissions, including all work created and all intellectual property embodied therein, as per the Model Release form.
All videos must:
* Be 30 to 90 seconds long.
* Promote the idea of using public libraries and reading.
* Include your interpretation of the 2015 CSLP teen slogan "Unmask!"
* Be designed for use at any library. (The video must be usable to promote summer reading at any public library nationwide. For example, the video should not state "Visit the ABC Public Library" but it is OK for your public library's signs to appear in the video.)
* Be appropriate for viewing by audiences of all ages.
Consider including closed captioning to make your video accessible to people who are deaf of hard of hearing. YouTube has instructions for adding captions to your video.
Videos will be judged on the following criteria:
Message clarity and relevance
Motivation and inspiration
Overall impact
View the 2014 Teen Video Challenge state winners for the theme of "Spark a Reaction", the 2013 winners for the theme of "Beneath the Surface", and the 2012 winners for the theme of "Own the Night".
Check out the 2014 Ohio winner, "Super Readers", the 2013 Ohio winner "Look Beneath the Surface", and the 2012 Ohio winner, "It's In Your Heart"!
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Ohio TVC 2015 flyer (PDF) | 534.32 KB |
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Stony Brook vs. Maryland
March 15, 2003
Scoring | |
Michael Poch | (0, 2) |
George Laflare | (2, 0) |
Jason Cappadoro | (1, 0) |
Kyle Hacker | (1, 0) |
Saves | |
Errol Wilson | 9 (0.900) |
Jeff Slater | 6 (0.286) |
Current Record | |
Stony Brook | 1-3 |
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Saves | |
Danny Mccormick | 5 (0.833) |
Teddy Murphy | 5 (0.833) |
Tc Behm | 1 (0.333) |
Current Record | |
Maryland | 4-0 |
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Stony Brook, N.Y. - The No. 3 Maryland Terrapins used a
seven-goal first quarter to build a 7-1 advantage en route to a 16-4 win over
Stony Brook Saturday afternoon at LaValle Stadium. The first-ever meeting
between the two teams was all Maryland as the Terps broke a 1-1 tie by scoring
14 straight goals to remain undefeated and run their record to 4-0. The loss
drops Stony Brook to 1-3.
Brian Hunt put the Terps up 1-0 at 12:53 of the first quarter off a feed from Mike Mollot but Stony Brook's Jason Cappadoro answered with his seventh goal of the season to even the score at 1-1 at the 9:21 mark. Maryland responded with 12 unanswered goals to close out the first half, four of them set up by Mollot. The Tewaaraton Trophy candidate had a goal and four assists in the first half as Maryland took a 13-1 lead into the break. After Maryland extended the lead to 15-1 early in the third, George LaFlare ended the Stony Brook drought with back-to-back goals to get SB within 15-3. Kyle Hacker scored his first goal as a Seawolf at 4:19 of the fourth quarter to close out the scoring. Mollot finished with a game-high five points while Hunt totaled four points (2g, 2a) on the afternoon. Ian Healy, Justin Smith, Sean Leary, Jamie Daue and Andrew Schwartzman each scored twice as 10 different Terrapins recorded a goal in the win. Danny McCormick made five saves to earn the victory in goal. LaFlare led the way for SB with his pair of goals, the fourth straight game in which he has recorded a point. Jeff Slater made six saves and Errol Wilson stopped nine shots in relief of Slater. |